61: The Ranks

61:3
It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.

61:4
Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were
a solid structure.

Allah loves those who fight for him.

61:5
And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Why persecute ye me, when
ye well know that I am Allah's messenger unto you ? So when they went astray Allah
sent their hearts astray. And Allah guideth not the evil-living folk.

Allah leads some people astray.

61:6
And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.

61:7
And who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when he is summoned
unto Al-Islam ? And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

The worst thing you can do is tell a lie about Allah.

61:8
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are averse.

61:9He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion
of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much idolaters may be
averse.

Allah gave Muhammad the one true religion and sent him to conquer all other (false) religions.
(Quoted by Osama bin Laden in his
'letter to America' as a justification
for the 11 September 2001 attacks.)

61:10O ye who believe! Shall I show you a commerce that will save you from a painful
doom?

61:11
Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for the cause of Allah with your
wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if ye did but know.

61:12
He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme triumph.

61:13
And (He will give you) another (blessing) which ye love: help from Allah and present victory. Give good tidings (O Muhammad) to believers.

61:14
O ye who believe! Be Allah's helpers, even as Jesus son of Mary said unto the disciples: Who are my helpers for
Allah ? They said: We are Allah's helpers. And a party of the Children of Israel believed, while a party
disbelieved. Then We strengthened those who believed against their foe, and they became the uppermost.